Psalms 78:14

Psalms 78:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.
• New International Version (NIV)He guided them with the cloud by day and with light from the fire all night.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the daytime he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a fiery light.
• New King James Version (NKJV)In the daytime also He led them with the cloud, And all the night with a light of fire.

Context of Psalms 78:14

12He did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan [where Pharaoh resided]. 13He divided the [Red] Sea and allowed them to pass through it, And He made the waters stand up like [water behind] a dam. In the daytime He led them with a cloud And all the night with a light of fire. 15He split rocks in the wilderness And gave them abundant [water to] drink like the ocean depths. 16He brought streams also from the rock [at Rephidim and Kadesh] And caused waters to run down like rivers.

Psalms 78:14 word by word

וַיַּנְחֵ֣ם בֶּעָנָ֣ן יוֹמָ֑ם וְכָל־הַ֝לַּ֗יְלָה בְּא֣וֹר אֵֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• In the daytimeיוֹמָםyômâm · by dayH3119
• also he ledנָחָהnâchâh · to leadH5148
• them with a cloudעָנָן‛ânân · cloudH6051
• and all the nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• with a lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
• of fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784

Cross-references for Psalms 78:14

• Psalms 105:39The Lord spread a cloud as a covering [by day], And a fire to illumine the night.
• Exodus 13:21The [presence of the] Lord was going before them by day in a pillar (column) of cloud to lead them along the way, and in a pillar of fire by night to give them light, so that they could travel by day and by night.
• Exodus 14:24So it happened at the early morning watch [before dawn], that the Lord looked down on the army of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud and put them in a state of confusion.
• Exodus 40:35Moses was not able to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud remained on it, and the glory and brilliance of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
• Nehemiah 9:12And with a pillar of cloud You led them by day, And with a pillar of fire by night To light the way for them In which they were to go.

Commentaries on Psalms 78:14

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14In the day-time also he led them with a cloud - That is, the cloud was the visible symbol of his presence, and its movements determined the way in which they were to go. It was “God” who led them, and who adopted this manner of doing it, so that they had “always” with them, by day and by night, a “visible” proof of his presence. There was that with them which could not be ascribed to any natural causes, and which, therefore, “demonstrated” that God was…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-39Verses 9-39 Sin dispirits men, and takes away the heart. Forgetfulness of God's works is the cause of disobedience to his laws. This narrative relates a struggle between God's goodness and man's badness. The Lord hears all our murmurings and distrusts, and is much displeased. Those that will not believe the power of God's mercy, shall feel the fire of his indignation. Those cannot be said to trust in God's salvation as their happiness at last, who can not…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14God used a cloud and a light of fire to guide and protect Israel in the wilderness (Exodus 13:21–22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1412-14. A record of God's dealings and the sins of the people is now made. The writer gives the history from the exode to the retreat from Kadesh; then contrasts their sins with their reasons for confidence, shown by a detail of God's dealings in Egypt, and presents a summary of the subsequent history to David's time. Zoan--for Egypt, as its ancient capital (Nu 13:22; Is 19:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 78:14

• Cloud
• God Continued...
• Miracles
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Psalms 78

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings